Best of Grunge Tournament 1991-1996

[Strat]

That Chris Isaak song they played on the 90210 episode when they all wore flannel shirts.

So please return the love you took from me
Or please let me know if it can't be me I know when
Somebody's lying, I know when somebody's lying…

[Iholdthepain]

I don't think EJ is taking this srsly

[stip]

Sadgasam is grunge, but not 1991-1996

[tragabigzanda]

Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb

I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem

[PHATJ]

Meat Puppets

Classic Zone105 tunes, amirite?!

Hell yes! And 93.7 TheEdge.

[Strat]

Meat Puppets

Classic Zone105 tunes, amirite?!

Hell yes! And 93.7 TheEdge.

[PHATJ]

Meat Puppets

Classic Zone105 tunes, amirite?!

Hell yes! And 93.7 TheEdge.

I used to have so many cassettes filled with songs recorded off of those stations. Good times.

[washing machine]

Here's my team

Heart spark dollar sign
In the meantime
Teen Angst
I come from the water
I walked


I win

I just put on this lineup at my bar in that order. It's a super slow Tuesday night.

[Anders]

Slight change, I need to reduce the number of songs from the first tournament down from 24 to 16. Which means

Best of Grunge (big 6) 1991-1996


Pearl Jam: Ten, Vs, Vitalogy, Merkin Ball, No Code (does not include stupid mop or pry to)
Nirvana: Nevermind, In Utero
Alice In Chains: Dirt, Sap, Jar of Flies, Alice in Chains (does not include Iron Gland)
Soundgarden: Badmotorfinger, Superunknown, Down on the Upside
Smashing Pumpkins: Gish, Siamese Dream, Mellon Collie..
STP: Core, Purple, Tiny Music

Plus 16 songs to be selected from the following qualifying tournament:


Insecticide
Peices Iscariot
Aeroplane Flies High
Temple of the Dog
Mad Season
Facelift
Bleach

and the following B-sides/compilation releases

Yellow Ledbetter
State of Love and Trust
Breath
What the Hell Have I
Crazy Mary
Birth Ritual
I Hate Myself and Want to Die
Glynis
Show Me
Verse Chorus Verse
Drown
Seasons
Foosteps
Wash
Dirty Frank
Leaving Here
Kyle Petty
Alone
Even in his youth
A Little Bitter
Dancing days
Stupid Mop
Pry To
Iron Gland
Chole Dancer/Crown of Thorns


I added the three missing tracks from the formal albums, plus Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns (because Singles)

This is great.

[wease]

Prediction: an Alice In Chains song wins

[bada]

Would? is pretty much everything good about Grunge.

[Jorge]

guys ,all grunge was alternative, but not all alternative was grunge

Remove the Smashing Pumpkins

[Anders]

This should should be included:

[washing machine]

guys ,all grunge was alternative, but not all alternative was grunge

Remove the Smashing Pumpkins

Terrible idea. Change the name to Big 6. Also, bring Alex back for this.

[stip]

This should should be included:

when did it come out/where was it released?

[Anders]

This should should be included:

when did it come out/where was it released?

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/singl ... y_hand_f5/

Burden In My Hand single from 1996. I've had it ever since.

[stip]

black red yellow and deadman were from the same year. We could replace stupid mop, pry to and iron gland.

Any other significant b-sides from soundgarden (or another band) during this period?

[E.H. Ruddock]

is glycerine in this or not

[washing machine]

black red yellow and deadman were from the same year. We could replace stupid mop, pry to and iron gland.

Any other significant b-sides from soundgarden (or another band) during this period?

I want so bad to say that if the majority of the selections are coming from Big 6 albums between '91 and '95, then Pry, To and Stupid Mop should absolutely make the cut. They're songs. I don't care what "filler" means to detractors.

I can't in good faith actually say any of that, though. This is shaping up to be a tournament more about loved and recognized songs from specific bands during a specific moment in time, and swapping out two more conventional tracks in lieu of what most of the voters will call filler makes perfect sense. Beat on, stip.

[stip]

is glycerine in this or not

That wouldn't be fair to songs that aren't glycerine